Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Spanish police fire rubber bullets near Catalan voting site
:: Spanish riot police smashed their way into polling stations to try to halt a disputed independence referendum on Sunday and fired rubber bullets at protesters outside a Barcelona polling station. Several people were injured. The officers fired the rubber
Over 840 people injured in Catalonia during referendum
:: Some 844 people have been injured in disturbances across Catalonia on Sunday, the regional government said, as riot police clashed with people who had gathered for a banned referendum on the region’s independence from Spain. The Catalan government said
Saudi women with recognized states’ licenses to directly get license
:: The Saudi traffic spokesman, Colonel Tariq al-Rubaiean, announced a new privilege for Saudi women who wants to obtain driving licenses, if they met the criteria after applying the decision which would allow them to drive. On Sunday, Colonel Al-Rubaiean
$3 billion ‘new city’ at Taif
:: Plans were approved on Sunday for a $3 billion “new city” at Taif, with more than 10,000 homes, a culture and heritage tourist center, technology and industry parks, a university and an airport. The project will occupy nearly 1,250
Egyptian officials in Gaza ahead of Palestinian unity talks
:: Egyptian delegates arrived in Gaza Sunday on the eve of a fresh attempt at reconciliation between the strip’s Hamas rulers and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement, an official said. West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah is to
Qatari poet stripped of citizenship for supporting KSA
:: Qatari poet Mohammed bin Fitees Al-Murri, winner of the hit TV contest “The Millions’ Poet,” has been stripped of his citizenship for supporting Saudi Arabia in its dispute with Doha. He also reportedly called on his government to stop
King Salman to lead high-level delegation to Russia
:: King Salman will arrive in Russia in the next few days at the head of a high-powered delegation of key government and private-sector figures. Preparations for the visit, the first by a reigning Saudi monarch, “have entered a final
At least two killed in Las Vegas shooting, hospital sources say
:: At least two people were killed in a shooting late Sunday at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, hospital sources told Reuters news agency. Authorities swarmed the Strip after they received reports of an active shooter near
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah says Israel pushing region to war
:: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday that the Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip. In a speech to followers, the leader of the Iran-backed group,
Richard Branson to invest in Saudi Red Sea project
:: Virgin airlines founder Richard Branson will invest in a Red Sea project that aims to turn 50 Saudi Arabian islands into luxury tourism destinations, the Saudi government announced on Sunday. Branson is the first international investor to commit to
Prince Khaled lauds achievements of 10-year Makkah strategic plan
:: Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, adviser to King Salman and Makkah governor, has praised what has been achieved in the 10-year strategic plan for development in the Makkah region. Presiding over the 3rd session of the Makkah Region Council on Sunday
Saudi-led coalition: ‘Qualitative operation’ aims to restore legitimacy in Yemen
:: The spokesman of the Saudi-led coalition, Col. Turki Al-Maliki, said that the “qualitative operation” against the Houthis is a continuation of the ongoing operations to restore legitimacy in Yemen. On Friday, in his first television interview since taking office,
38% of startups registered in 2016 are owned by Saudi women
:: Nearly 40 percent of startups launched in Saudi Arabia in 2016 are owned by women, “which highlights how the role of women in economic development has flourished,” said the Governor of the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises
We will encourage more foreign investors this year, says Saudi Capital Market Authority head
:: Saudi Arabia intends to expand its stock market this year to attract more foreign investors, and seeks to become an international capital markets hub, Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Kuwaiz, chairman of the Capital Market Authority (CMA), told Reuters
Houthis storm health ministry in Sanaa, threaten Saleh loyalist minister
:: The Health Minister of the coup government in Sanaa, Mohammed Salem bin Hafeez, has accused Houthi gunmen of storming his office in the Yemeni capital and issuing a decision appointing one of their leaders instead. The dramatic developments were
3,000 killed in Syria in deadliest month of 2017
:: Syria’s war killed at least 3,000 people including 955 civilians in September, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Sunday, in the deadliest month of the conflict this year. “More than 70 percent of the civilians were
The politicization of the Nobel Prize
By : Sigurd Neubauer :: Every October, the Norwegian Nobel Institute announces the winner of the annual Nobel Peace Prize. Among some of the worthy recipients include Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos in 2016, “for his resolute efforts to bring
US-Iranian convergence on the Kurdish referendum shocks Irbil
By : Raghida Dergham :: The Kurds in Iraq will not benefit from their absolute stubbornness against the fury of the governments of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and even the US over the insistence of their leadership on holding an independence
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